US Airways, Inc. and Air New Zealand Limited

OST-2007-29024 - Statements of Authorization - US-New Zealand and Beyond Codesharing

August 14, 2007

Joint Application for Statements of Authorization

US Airways and Air New Zealand plan to code-share between points in the United States and New Zealand, both non-stop and via intermediate points, and to third-country points beyond the United States and beyond New Zealand.

US Airways requests a statement of authorization for blanket code-share authority to display Air New Zealand's "NZ designator code on flights operated by US Airways (1) between any points within the United States in conjunction with services held out by Air New Zealand between New Zealand and the United States (either nonstop or via third country intermediate points); and (2) between any points in the United States and any points in third countries.

Air New Zealand requests a statement of authorization for blanket codeshare authority to display US Airways' "US" designator code on flights operated by Air New Zealand (1) between any point in New Zealand and any point in the United States, either non-stop or via third country intermediate points; (2) between any points in New Zealand and points in third countries; (3) between any points in the United States and points in third countries; and (4) between any points in New Zealand.

Counsel: Fulbright & Jaworski, Susan Gotbetter, 212-318-3121, sgotbetter@fulbright.com

August 29, 2007

Motion of US Airways for Confidential Treatment

Respectfully moves to withhold from public disclosure the confidential versions of the Code Share Agreement between Air New Zealand Limited and US Airways, Inc. submitted to the Department today. In accordance with Rule 12, US Airways is submitting copies of the confidential documents to the Department separately in a sealed envelope bearing the caption for the cases and marked "Confidential Treatment Requested Under § 302.12."

Counsel: US Airways, Howard Kass, 202-326-5153

Filed August 14, 2007 | Approved September 11, 2007

Department Action on Application

Joint application of US Airways, Inc. and Air New Zealand Limited for blanket statements of authorization to permit (a) US Airways to display Air New Zealand's (NZ*) designator code on flights operated by US Airways (1) between any points within the United States in conjunction with services held out by Air New Zealand between New Zealand and the United States (either non-stop or via third country intermediate points); and (2) between any points in the United States and any points in third countries; and (b) Air New Zealand to display US Airways' (US*) designator code on flights operated by Air New Zealand (1) between any point in New Zealand and any point in the United States, either nonstop or via third country intermediates; (2) between any points in New Zealand and points in third countries; (3) between any points in the United States and points in third countries; and (4) between any points in New Zealand.

US Airways' request includes its affiliated carriers, America West Airlines, Inc., Piedmont Airlines, Inc. and PSA Airlines, Inc.

By: Shelita Smith